owie

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/ˈaʊ(w)iː/

interjection

Synonym of ow.

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Meanings

owie1

interjection
  1. Synonym of ow.

    Synonyms: ow

owie2

nounowie (plural owies)

plural owies

  1. CanadaUSchildishcolloquialA painful but minor injury.

    2008, May 16, Bil Keane, The Family Circus (daily comic) in the Kokomo Tribune Daddy! Our car has an owie! [Billy, pointing to a small dent.]

    1 more example

    If it's an "owie" that has the child upset, check him from head to toe for injuries.

    1997, K. D. Kuch, The Babysitter's Handbook, Random House, page 58

    Synonyms: boo-boo

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionSynonym of ow.

Similar
ow

nounA painful but minor injury.

Similar
boo-boo
Also see
boo-booouchouchie

Origin

owie · interjection

From ow + -ie (suffix forming colloquialisms).

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owie · noun

From ow + -ie (diminutive suffix).

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Translations

Finnish pipi
  • pipiminor injury
French ouille, bobo
  • ouilleow
  • bobominor injury
  • petite blessureminor injury
Portuguese dodói
  • dodóiminor injury
Russian о́юшки, бо-бо́
  • о́юшки (ójuški)ow
  • бо-бо́ (bo-bó)ow
Scottish Gaelic aobag
  • aobagow
Spanish coco, ayayay
  • cocominor injury
  • ayayayminor injury
  • pupaminor injury
Swedish aj
  • ajow

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with owie

Howieyaoiyowie
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Cite this entry
APA

owie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/owie

MLA

“owie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/owie. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “owie,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/owie.

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